Gasket removal and insertion tools for refrigeration hoses
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a tool set for the installation and removal of a gasket from a hose. The tool set may include a gasket insertion tool configured to install a gasket on a hose, the gasket insertion tool being self-centering and having a plunger foot configured to install the gasket onto the hose. The tool set may also include a gasket removal tool configured to remove a gasket from a hose, the gasket removal tool being self-centering and including at least one blade configured to grab onto the gasket to remove the gasket from the hose.
This application claims priority to provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 62/017,360 filed on Jun. 26, 2014, the entire contents of which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUNDThe embodiments herein relate generally to tools, and more particularly, to a tool set including a gasket removal and insertion tool for refrigeration hoses.
Manual extraction of gaskets out of refrigeration hoses and manual insertion of gaskets into such hoses can result in errors and damage. Conventionally, there are no tools designed to aid with this task.
Therefore, what is needed is tool set including a gasket removal and insertion tool for refrigeration hoses.
SUMMARYSome embodiments of the present disclosure include a tool set for the installation and removal of a gasket from a hose. The tool set may include a gasket insertion tool configured to install a gasket on a hose, the gasket insertion tool being self-centering and having a plunger foot configured to install the gasket onto the hose. The tool set may also include a gasket removal tool configured to remove a gasket from a hose, the gasket removal tool being self-centering and including at least one blade configured to grab onto the gasket to remove the gasket from the hose.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
In the following detailed description of the invention, numerous details, examples, and embodiments of the invention are described. However, it will be clear and apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments set forth and that the invention can be adapted for any of several applications.
The tool set of the present disclosure may be used to remove a gasket from a refrigeration hose and insert a gasket into a refrigeration hose and may comprise the following elements. This list of possible constituent elements is intended to be exemplary only, and it is not intended that this list be used to limit the device of the present application to just these elements. Persons having ordinary skill in the art relevant to the present disclosure may understand there to be equivalent elements that may be substituted within the present disclosure without changing the essential function or operation of the device.
1. Gasket Insertion Tool
2. Gasket Removal Tool
The various elements of the tool set for gasket removal and insertion into refrigeration hoses of the present disclosure may be related in the following exemplary fashion. It is not intended to limit the scope or nature of the relationships between the various elements and the following examples are presented as illustrative examples only.
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Both the gasket insertion tool 10 and the gasket removal tool 12 may be self-centering into the hose fitting of a refrigeration hose. The tools 10, 12 may reduce the time required to install and remove a gasket, respectively, and may avoid any error typically caused by the manual insertion and removal of gaskets by correcting aligning and seating the gasket in the hose.
The tools of the present disclosure may be made using any common or desired machining tools, such as milling and drillings, lathes, and the like. The tools may be sized to be used with different sized hosing and, in some embodiments, may be sized and used for gasket insertion and removal for ¼ inch refrigeration hoses.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
Claims
1. A gasket insertion tool configured to install a gasket on a hose, the gasket insertion tool comprising:
- a hollow insertion barrel having an unsealed threaded end configured to accommodate a gasket and configured to engage with threads on a hose coupling; a plunger extending from an end of the hollow insertion barrel distal from the threaded end, the plunger configured to slide along a length of the hollow insertion barrel within the hollow insertion barrel; an interior of the hollow insertion barrel comprises a lip configured to prevent the plunger foot from being removed from the interior of the hollow insertion barrel; a spring positioned around the plunger and extending from an area proximal to the lip to a position proximal to an end of the plunger distal from the plunger foot; and a cap attached to the distal end of the plunger, the cap being configured to prevent the spring from sliding off of the plunger; wherein the plunger comprises a plunger foot slidably secured within the hollow insertion barrel; and the plunger foot is configured to slide from an area proximal to a center portion of the insertion barrel's length towards the threaded end, placing pressure on the gasket and forcing the gasket onto the hose; wherein the cap is secured to the plunger via a roll pin extending through a pair of cap pin holes and a plunger pin channel in the plunger.
2. A gasket removal tool configured to remove a gasket from a hose, the gasket removal tool comprising:
- a removal barrel having an unsealed threaded end configured to accommodate a gasket and engage with threads on a hose coupling;
- a cutter extending from an end of the removal barrel distal from the threaded end, the cutter configured to slide along a length of the removal barrel within the removal barrel;
- at least one blade positioned at an end of the cutter proximal to the threaded end, the blade being configured to grab onto the gasket to remove the gasket from the hose; and
- a spring positioned around the cutter and extending from an area proximal to a lip in an interior of the removal barrel to a position proximal to an end of the cutter distal from the at least one blade.
3. The gasket removal tool of claim 2, further comprising a cap attached to the distal end of the cutter, the cap being configured to prevent the spring from sliding off of the cutter.
4. The gasket removal tool of claim 3, wherein the cap is secured to the cutter via a roll pin extending through a pair of cap pin holes and a cutter pin channel in the cutter.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 2015
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 2017
Inventor: Charles Bell (Rowlett, TX)
Primary Examiner: Larry E Waggle, Jr.
Assistant Examiner: Alvin Grant
Application Number: 14/734,284
International Classification: B25B 1/24 (20060101); B25B 27/00 (20060101); B25B 27/20 (20060101); B25B 25/00 (20060101); F16L 55/17 (20060101); B25B 27/28 (20060101); B25B 27/02 (20060101); B25B 27/06 (20060101); B25B 27/26 (20060101); B25B 1/10 (20060101); B25B 27/24 (20060101);